Texas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 23 km NNW of Midland, Texas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23 km NNW of Midland, Texas on Mon, Dec 19, 2022, 7:45 PM CST (01:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 western Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-20 01:45:14 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.200° N, 102.143° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1372 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.2western Texas · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 35
  3. 3.416 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1368 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.75 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1366 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.613 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1366 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 8
  6. 2.233 km NE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1359 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.529 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1358 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.523 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.020 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1356 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.721 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1355 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.823 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.824 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1355 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.422 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1353 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.08 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1352 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.628 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1351 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.67 km E of Gardendale, Texas · 1350 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.621 km NNW of Stanton, Texas · 1350 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.722 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1349 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.915 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1349 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.829 km WSW of Ackerly, Texas · 1347 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.623 km N of Midland, Texas · 1346 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.923 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.510 km ENE of Gardendale, Texas · 1344 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.721 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1344 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.56 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1344 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.726 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1344 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.8western Texas · 1343 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.67 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1341 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.538 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1340 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.716 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1339 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.95 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1339 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.721 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1339 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.913 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1337 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1335 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.17 km SSE of Midland, Texas · 1334 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.76 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1332 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.65 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1332 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.86 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.332 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1328 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.117 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1327 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 3.120 km NW of Stanton, Texas · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.78 km S of Ackerly, Texas · 1326 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.3western Texas · 1325 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 4
  44. 1.911 km N of Midland, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.52 km SSE of Coahoma, Texas · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.616 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.732 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.016 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1323 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.717 km SSE of Ackerly, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.024 km NW of Westbrook, Texas · 1323 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1323 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.213 km NNE of Midland, Texas · 1319 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.036 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1318 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.822 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.513 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1317 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.713 km ESE of Stanton, Texas · 1317 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.913 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 10
  58. 1.537 km ENE of McKinney Acres, Texas · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.06 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.16 km SE of Ackerly, Texas · 1315 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.323 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1374 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.311 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1374 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.19 km SE of Midland, Texas · 1374 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 13
  4. 2.622 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 15
  5. 2.623 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.8western Texas · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.421 km NNW of Midland, Texas · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 42
  8. 5.2Range Hill, Texas · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2,405
  9. 2.917 km N of Stanton, Texas · 1378 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.1western Texas · 1387 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.035 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1390 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.817 km NE of Jal, New Mexico · 1397 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.635 km SSW of Los Ybanez, Texas · 1397 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.3western Texas · 1398 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.2western Texas · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.64 km SE of Gardendale, Texas · 1399 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.35 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1399 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.56 km SSE of Gardendale, Texas · 1399 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2022yvcb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.